A U.S. map shows electrical currents in the ground at about 4:40 p.m. ET Thursday, when a geomagnetic storm hit G4 levels. These currents can lead to damage to the electrical grid.

A high-voltage direct current (or DC) transmission system, for example, can overlay the alternating current or AC grid, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — OSU Researchers completed an electrical mapping project that helps protect the U.S. power grid. Adam Schultz, a Professor of Geophysics at OSU and a lead researcher on ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A nearly 20-year effort to map the electrical properties of Earth’s crust and mantle across the contiguous United States, viewed as critical to protecting the ...

The West’s electric grid is stretched, and extreme events could knock the lights out Experts see enough power for a normal summer this year, but it’s getting harder to bet on normal.

Our old electrical grid is limiting how much wind and solar power we can use It isn’t easy to upgrade a 20th-century system of transmission lines, generating stations and home outlets for 21st ...

Public Interest Ice storm showcased Michigan’s fragile electric grid. Here’s what could be done to bolster it Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 8:45 a.m.